Car-coupling



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B. T. LEONARD. GAR COUPLING.

No. 263,543. Patented Aug. 29, 1882.

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EDMUND T. LEONARD, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.-

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,543, dated August29, 1882.

Application filed J annary20, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND T. LEONARD, of Baltimore city, in the Stateof Maryland, have invented a new and Improved Oar-Coupling; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, forming part of this specification, in which the figure is aside elevation ofm y improved car-coupling, partly in section.

My invention relates to improvements in car-couplings; and it consistsin the peculiar construction and arrangement of the parts, ashereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, a a repre-,

sent the draw-heads of my improved car-coupling.

1) represents a lever, pivoted by a pin, 0, in the rear end of thedraw-head a, and provided near the front end ofits under edge with arecess, cZ, adapted to engage with the link 0 in coupling the cars.

it represents a spring secured to the upper edge of the lever 12, andbearing also against the inner face of the top of the draw-head, thetension of the spring h being constantly exerted to press the lever 1)down in engagement with the link.

7; represents a bent lever pivoted to one side of the lever I), thefunction of which is to lock the latter in engagement with the link 6.The locking-lever k, at its lower end, projects through a slot in thebottom of the drawhead, and is preferably rounded at k. The upper end ofthe locking-lever 7c is bent angularly at it, and provided with arecess, it for the reception of the end of a pawl, Z, pivoted to theside of the lever I).

m is a pin secured to the face of thclever Z), which acts as a stop forthe pawl Z.

n represents an attachment secured to the pawl Z, and passing thencethrough a slot in the top of the draw-head, whereby when it is desiredto uncouple the cars the pawl Z can be raised out of its recess 70 inthe locking'lever and the cars uncoupled from above. To uncouple frombelow, the pawl is thrown out of its recess in the locking-lever bymeans of a pin, 0, passing through passagesp in the bent portions 7c 70of the locking-lever 7c, and the rounded portion 7a of the locking leveris pressed backwardly, raising the lever b and uncoupling the cars, thebent upper end, 70 of the locking-lever at the same time holding thelink down in place in the draw-head and shoving it out of the recess (Zin the lever 11.

Instead of pivoting the locking-lever lo and its pawl to one side of therecessed lever b, they may operate in a central slot in the recessedlever 11, whereby they may be better protected.

This car-coupling is automatic, composed of very few parts, and isexceedingly simple in its construction and cheap, and can be applied topassenger or freight or coupled to any car now in use.

I am aware that a hook and tumbler pivoted in a draw-head haveheretofore been employed, and I therefore lay no claim, broadly, to suchconstruction, my invention being confined to the construction claimed.

What I claim as my invention isv 1. The combination, with the recessedlever b, pivoted in a draw-head, spring 71-, and link 0, of thelocking-lever 7c and pawl Z, substantially as described, and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the recessed lever 11, pivoted in a draw-head,spring h, and link 6, of the locking-lever k, pivoted to the lever b,and provided with the passages 19, pin 0, and pawl Z, substantially asdescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the recessed lever b, pivoted in a draw-head,spring h, and link 6, of the locking-lever k, pivoted to one face of thelever b, pawl Z, pivoted to the lever I), stop m, and attachment n,secured to the pawl, whereby in uncoupling the pawl is disengaged, therecessed lever lifted, and the link forced out of its recess by thelocking-lever, substantially as described, and for the purpose setforth.

EDMUND T. LEONARD. Witnesses:

SoLoN G. KEMoN, (has. A. PETTII.

